Marshall County (Kentucky)
The Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. In 2010, the County had 31 448 inhabitants and a population density of 39.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Benton, was named after U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme southwest in Kentucky on the western bank of the Tennessee River, a few kilometers before its confluence with the Ohio River. About 40 km south begins Tennessee, about 10 km to the northeast of the Ohio forms the border with Illinois. The county has an area of 881 square kilometers, of which 92 square kilometers are water surface. At the Marshall County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Marshall County was formed on February 12, 1842 from parts of Calloway County. It was named after John Marshall, the founder of the Constitutional Law and Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States ( " U.S. Supreme Court ").
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Marshall County 31 448 people in 12,795 households. The population density was 39.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 12,795 households lived statistically 2.42 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 43,326. The per capita income was $ 23,056. 11.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Marshall County
Citys
- Benton
- Calvert City
- Hardin
Unincorporated communities
- Altona
- Aurora
- Birmingham
- Brewers
- Brien
- Briensburg
- Buena Vista
- Cambridge Shores
- Daffenville
- Dogtown
- Elva
- Fairdealing
- Gilbertsville
- Glade
- Harris Hill Ford
- Harvey
- Iola
- Little Bear Creek
- Little Cypress
- Marshall
- Oak level
- Olive
- Palma
- Possum Trot
- Scale
- Sharpe
- Sherwood Shores
- South Marshall
- Tatum Ville
- The Moors
- Walnut Grove
Structure
The Marshall County is divided into 00 Census County Divisions (CCD):